Film
Up the Academy
United States- Age rating
- R
- Director
- Robert Downey Sr.
- Year
- 1980
The education they got wasn't in books.
Four boys are sent, for different reasons, to a Military Academy. The life of discipline asks a lot of the four geeks. Of course these boys know how to make a party out of the hard times. Will they be "real men" after one year.
Top cast
Ralph Macchio
Chooch Bombalazzi
Wendell Brown
Eisenhower "Ike" MacArthur
Tommy Citera
Hash
Hutch Parker
Oliver Holt (as J. Hutchison)
Harry Teinowitz
Rodney Ververgaert
Tom Poston
Sgt. Skip Sisson
Antonio Fargas
Coach
Stacey Nelkin
Candy
Barbara Bach
Bliss
Robert Downey Jr.
Boy on Soccer Team (uncredited)
Ron Leibman
Major Vaughn Liceman (uncredited)
Ian Wolfe
Commandant Causeway
Allyson Downey
Platoon Leader
Directed by
Robert Downey Sr.
Written by
Jay Tarses, Tom Patchett
Produced by
Danton Rissner, Marvin Worth
